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Dr. Byron Wallace Inman, an oral surgeon who made a family business of dentistry, died Friday of congestive heart failure at Homewood at Crumland Farms retirement community in Frederick. He was 87. A native of Mount Airy, N.C., Dr. Inman moved to Baltimore after high school to study dentistry at the urging of his uncle, also a dentist. After graduating from the University of Maryland dental school in the late 1930s, he attended to the teeth of Baltimoreans as part of a practice of three, with his uncle and his cousin.

OPTION NO. 1: The Creepy. She goes to the grand jury and swears she had nothing to do with it. Law-firm billing records eluding searchers for years? Records suddenly turning up in the White House living quarters?''I'm just as surprised as you are,'' she tells them. ''It must have been some sinister force.''Can she do The Creepy? She can do The Creepy, but it's risky. She's not the only one being subpoenaed. Somebody else might know something. Somebody else might know that she knows something.

THE LAST-PLACE Washington Wizards look so awful, it seems only a messiah can save them. Lo and behold! Could that savior be on the way? Don't get too excited yet. The franchise that was once Baltimore's may or may not sign Michael Jordan as part-owner and key decision-maker. But speculation that His Airness might come to the Baltimore-Washington area is stirring plenty of optimism in local sports circles. For good reason. Mr. Jordan doesn't have to hover over mere humans or hit clutch jumpers anymore to make a difference.

Update 9:48 p.m.: With the Jets picking North Carolina defensive end Quinton Coples, it creates more of an opportunity for the Ravens to land either Alabama linebackers Courtney Upshaw or Dont'a Hightower. The Ravens also like South Carolina defensive end Melvin Ingram, who had 10 sacks in 2011. Ingram could also play outside linebacker. Update 9:28 p.m.: Like most teams and fans around the NFL, the Ravens couldn't predict the amount of trades in the top 10 picks, but they at least have been able to match up the teams with the players they chose.

The Orioles will hold their annual FanFest at the Baltimore Convention Center on Jan. 23 and will put individual game tickets on sale that morning. The event, which will run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., will feature current and former Orioles players and coaches signing autographs and participating in question-and-answer forums. There also will be forums with front-office staff and media; clinics for children on a youth-sized baseball field; exhibits; memorabilia dealers; interactive games; and the opportunity to apply for seasonal employment with the organization.

A protective order prohibiting the husband of a Howard Board of Elections member from contact with two board employees until Jan. 11, 2007, was issued in Ellicott City District Court yesterday. Judge JoAnn Ellinghaus-Jones issued the order after hearing testimony from Kimberly Phillips that attorney William H. Morstein entered her work area during a visit to board offices in June, loudly cursed her for an alleged slight to his son and confronted her "nose to nose," saying, "We can take this outside."

The shuffling continues at Camden Yards. Only this time, the Orioles are hiring as well as firing.The latest addition to the club's front office is Walt Gutowski, whose resume includes stints with the Maryland Stadium Authority and the Baltimore Skipjacks, and the distinction of being the last public relations director of the Baltimore Colts. Gutowski began work this week as Orioles director of business affairs.Gutowski, 36, replaces Ernie Accorsi, who left the Orioles in July to join the New York Giants.

Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator Steve Crosby has resigned, owner Art Modell said last night.According to Modell, Crosby called him yesterday, asked and was granted permission to speak with other teams. Crosby's contract expires on March 1.Crosby, who was in his second year as the team's offensive coordinator, did not return calls to his office yesterday."Right now, I have no hint of who the new offensive coordinator will be," said Modell.Modell said last week that the offense and defense had become too predictable, and he met with six members of his front-office staff in Baltimore yesterday, including head coach Bill Belichick.

A Baltimore grand jury indicted a 29-year-old woman Monday on attempted murder and seven other charges in connection with the brutal stabbing of her 8-month-old daughter during a supervised visit at a city social services office in April. Kenisha Thomas, who is being held without bail in the incident, was scheduled for a preliminary hearing in district court Tuesday, but the indictment will move the felony case into circuit court. An arraignment on the new charges is set for July 17. According to police, Thomas smuggled a large kitchen knife into a Baltimore social services office April 24 and repeatedly stabbed the infant, named Pretty Diamond, in the head and neck as office staff fought back, with one man throwing a chair at her. The baby, who previously was removed from Thomas' care, survived.

Jack Jordan, the assistant basketball coach at South River High School couldn't believe how many boys tried out for his team this month. And he couldn't believe how many were ineligible because of their grades."